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1. where there's smoke by SupposedToBeWriting

   Fandoms: The House in the Cerulean Sea - T. J. Klune  

   • Mature
   • No Archive Warnings Apply
   • M/M
   • Complete Work

   21 Sep 2025

   Tags

   • No Archive Warnings Apply
   • Linus Baker/Arthur Parnassus
   • Linus Baker
   • Arthur Parnassus
   • Lucy (The House in the Cerulean Sea)
   • Set Roughly After Book 1
   • Hurt/Comfort
   • Angst with a Happy Ending
   • Arthur has Ptsd
   • Flashbacks

   Summary

   Arthur is usually comforted by smoke of fire: it rings of identity, of comfort, of belonging. Unfortunately, not every wisp of smoke is the same as any other. A minor accident at the house brutally reminds Arthur of a dark time in his life. Shaken with uncharacteristic panic, Arthur accidentally burns one of his beloved children and flees. Linus, ever the doting partner, helps Arthur through his terror so that he might be able to have a difficult conversation.

   Language:

   English

   Words:

   8,053

   Chapters:

   4/4

   Comments:

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   Kudos:

   40

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